African maritime think-tanks share ideas on transition to green shipping in Accra Stakeholders in the African maritime space and beyond have brainstormed on a number of steps they believe could form the building blocks for the continent’s transition from fossil fuels to green fuels. This took place during the just-ended 2-day Green Shipping Conference in…
Ghana makes history with first International Green Shipping ConferenceGhana will make history when she hosts maritime industry players on the African continent and beyond, in the first-ever International Green Shipping Conference in Africa. The Conference is being made possible under the auspices of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the Danish Maritime Authority. It will…
GMA right to information manual Article 21 (1) (f), of the 1992 Constitution says “All persons shall have the right to information subject to such qualifications and laws as are necessary for a democratic society”. Parliament, in furtherance of this, passed the Right to Information ACT, 2019 (Act 989) which His Excellency, the President of…
Ghana Maritime BulletinAt the World Maritime Day 2021 celebration, marked with a brief ceremony at the Authority’s head office in Accra, the maiden edition of the Ghana Maritime Bulletin was launched. The newsletter features news stories, feature articles, maritime myths and jokes, profiles of key personalities, and so on. It is a wonderful read and…
New Initiatives on the Training of Ratings 1. The Ghana Maritime Authority is pleased to inform the maritime community, especially shipowners and their agents, Maritime Education and Training Institutes (METI), Seafarer Recruitment and Placement Services (SRPS) Providers, and all persons desirous of pursuing seafaring as a vocation about a new initiative created to support Ghanaian…
Certificates of competency issued by foreign Maritime administrations recognised by Ghana Maritime Authority The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) notifies the maritime community particularly ship-owners and their agents, Maritime Education Training Institutes, Seafarer Recruitment, and Placement Service (SRPS) providers, and holders of Certificates of Competency (CoC) issued by foreign administrations of the following: 1. GMA recognizes…
GMA, Ghana Navy confer with counterparts in Nigeria in fight against piracySecurity forces in the Gulf of Guinea region will soon be taking the fight to pirates who in recent times have felt emboldened to attack and abduct the crew of fishing vessels for purposes of exacting ransoms. The leadership of the Ghana Navy and…
GMA prepare grounds for Cabotage Law to assist Ghanaian SeafarersDaily human supplies like food, medicine, cars, building materials, and finished raw materials, reach us in our homes through the hard work of seafarers within the supply chain. The concentration is usually on the producers and the consumers, forgetting that without the sandwiched actors who ensure…
GMA hands over 10,000 tree stumps to Chonke overlordLittoral communities lying along the Volta and Oti rivers have expressed their appreciation to the Ghana Maritime Authority for the decision to remove tree stumps from the fairways of the rivers, to enhance water transport and general socio-economic activities. They made this known during two handing-over ceremonies…
Maritime stakeholders want 15 years minimum jail time for convicted piratesGhana’s attempt to align its piracy legislation with provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) took a step forward when stakeholders at a forum, unanimously suggested a minimum of 15 years jail time for persons convicted of piracy. According to…